Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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